Hey guys, The 2010 awards end in approximately two weeks, on December 15. There's still time to get some votes in, and I encourage you to do that. But before ...
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Marta
aure_enteluva
Dec 4, 2010 12:26 am
Hey guys, Yesterday an old email address of mine was hacked, allowing someone to send out spam messages to everyone in my contacts list. In gmail, that...
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ainaechoiriel
Dec 6, 2010 4:06 pm
Hi, Marta and everyone at the MEFAs. I really would like to get some votes in, but my adoption journey is finally coming to fruition. In fact, I'm leaving for...
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Marta
aure_enteluva
Dec 13, 2010 3:51 am
Hey guys, With the end of the 2010 awards just a few days off, this will be a light post. I want you to spend your time reading stories rather than reading ...
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Marta
aure_enteluva
Dec 15, 2010 1:02 pm
Hey guys, By way of a quick reminder: Today, DECEMBER 15, is the last day to vote for the 2010 MEFAs. At this moment it is 1:00:09 PM GMT, which means you have...
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mvoltfan
Dec 16, 2010 12:07 am
MY LAST REVIEW. I missed it by ONE MINUTE. DARN....
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Marta
aure_enteluva
Dec 16, 2010 12:54 am
Hi mvoltfan, Sorry to hear you got caught by the buzzer. That happens to at least one person every year. The good news is, the story is still out there, and...
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Marta
aure_enteluva
Dec 16, 2010 2:26 am
Hey guys, The voting for the 2010 awards ended about an hour ago. If you are like me, you could have used at least another week in the awards, or possibly even...
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annettekupke
Dec 16, 2010 6:12 am
A great thank you to all those people who organised this gigantic event!...
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dwimmer_laik
Dec 16, 2010 2:26 pm
Many thanks to the volunteers who checked web forms, helped those who needed help with technology or other questions, posted reviews, passed along reviews,...
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Barbara Rich
aelfwina2000
Dec 16, 2010 4:03 pm
I'd like to add my thanks as well, and a special THANK YOU to Marta, who works so terribly hard keeping the whole freight train on the track! I've no idea how...
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Marlyn Bumpus
mbumpus_99
Dec 17, 2010 2:20 am
Hi there! I think our MEFA volunteer team is the best group of folks in fandom to have made this year's awards go so very smoothly. This is a huge project,...
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Ellin Ithilwen
ellin_revenger
Dec 17, 2010 2:41 pm
... Not yet, but I'm sending a big hug to all the voluneers right now, and the biggest to Marta, who really does a huge job. *hug and kiss* Ellyn [Non-text...
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Bonnie L. Sherrell
blslarner@...
Dec 17, 2010 3:47 pm
A most enjoyable year, and thanks particularly to Marta for her work and to Foxrafer as my liaison this year. Both are outstanding! Bonnie L. Sherrell Teacher...
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raksha022002
Dec 18, 2010 12:29 am
It's been a good season; and I heartily congratulate and thank Marta & the MEFA Volunteers - Praise Them With Great Praise! Raksha the Demon...
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Marta
aure_enteluva
Dec 18, 2010 2:32 am
Hey guys, For all you fans of statistics, Tanaqui has collected some numbers about the 2010 awards: Total Stories: 600 Total Story Reviews: 4362 Total Story...
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ejackamack@...
isabeauofgre...
Dec 18, 2010 3:43 am
Thanks Tanaqui for putting those together! It's interesting-just on superficial inspection we've not fallen off that much, though I was a bad girl this year...
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Marta
aure_enteluva
Dec 18, 2010 3:57 am
The one stat that I did look at was review length. Before this year, the average review never was worth more than five points (at least since we started doing...
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Marta
aure_enteluva
Dec 18, 2010 2:16 pm
Hey guys, Below are the results for the 2010 MEFAs. As most of you know, people vote for MEFA stories by writing reviews of varying lengths. Our website then...
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Ellin Ithilwen
ellin_revenger
Dec 18, 2010 3:00 pm
Congratulations to everyone! *raises a glass of champagne* Ellyn ... From: Marta <marta.fandom@...> Subject: [MEFAwards] MEFA 2010 Results To:...
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Barbara Rich
aelfwina2000
Dec 18, 2010 4:44 pm
Whee!!! Congratulations to everyone! Dreamflower ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Ellin Ithilwen
ellin_revenger
Dec 18, 2010 5:21 pm
Now I read everything, and I noticed there were just a few authors missing on the list. ;) This is what I noticed: MAIN CATEGORY: FICLET SUB-CATEGORY:...
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marta.fandom@...
aure_enteluva
Dec 18, 2010 5:29 pm
Hi Ellynn, Thanks for catching those. I will correct the mistakes over at LJ as soon as I am at an internet-connected computer - probably tonight. My apologies...
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Ellin Ithilwen
ellin_revenger
Dec 18, 2010 5:31 pm
Don't worry, Marta, we all know it wasn't intentional! It is normal to make mistakes, especially in such a huge job. ;) *hugs* ... From: marta.fandom@......
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Jean
shippingindu...
Dec 18, 2010 8:10 pm
I still have a review that I wrote showing as "hidden". If someone else has already asked about this, apologies. Will that review eventually come to light? ...
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Tanaqui
alsotanaqui
Dec 18, 2010 8:18 pm
Hi Lin At the end of voting season, all the "hidden" reviews are automatically made visible, as if they were "final" reviews, even though they're still tagged...
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mvoltfan
Dec 19, 2010 4:14 am
Special thanks to these volunteers: MARTA, who helped me when I accidentally reviewed the wrong story - not once, but twice! - and was still graciously fixing...
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Abigail
abigail_fielder
Dec 19, 2010 10:27 am
Thanks to everyone who put hard work into these awards, everything was amazing xx...
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Marta
aure_enteluva
Dec 22, 2010 10:51 pm
Hey guys, There are two upcoming deadlines I want to remind everyone about: === December 31 === 1. Winning authors, if you want to have one of our volunteers...
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Marta
aure_enteluva
Dec 29, 2010 3:37 am
Hey guys, As you know, the MEFAs are run mostly by volunteers who share their time and talents to make the awards run smoother every year. People don't...
